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Action plan aims to boost Dutch innovation climate
When it comes to making targeted investments in technology, the Netherlands is falling behind its peers.
Lacklustre innovation leads to dependencies, means business misses out on opportunities, threatens economic se...
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Sign up to one of these six key international trade missions and events in the second half of 2025
In the second half of 2025, Topsector ICT and other key stakeholders will be co-organising various international trade missions and events that align with the National Technology Strategy (NTS). The following events are no...
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Sign up to the ‘Future of Compute’ innovation mission to the UK
You can now sign up to join the ‘Future of Compute’ innovation mission to the UK from 10 to 13 November 2025. The innovation mission is split into three tracks: AI, integrated photonics and neuromorphic computing.
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Council of Ministers approves measures in 3% R&D action plan
The Dutch government has released a nine-point action plan to raise R&D investments from the current level of 2.2% to 3% by 2030. The plan seeks to reinvigorate innovation and maintain the Netherlands’ status as an EU ...
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Appeal to political leaders: the time has come to prioritise AI
Leading Dutch voices in AI – Jelle Prins, Michiel Bakker, Renée Frissen and Stan van Baarsen – have called on the Dutch government to prioritise AI.
Their appeal has been signed by close to 200 supporters, includin...
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Green light for strategic public-private partnership with UK on Neuromorphic Technologies
Proposal from Topsector ICT and Netherlands Innovation Network UK (Dutch Embassy in the United Kingdom) approved. This is a bilateral public-private partnership programme between the Netherlands and the UK in the field of ...
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